"A fellow who is always declaring
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The Columbia County
Branch of the National
Association for the
Advancement of Colored
People (NAACP) will host its
22nd annual Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. Observance
Program on Sunday, January
14 at Mt. Pisgah A.M.E.
Church.
The church is located at
519 S.E. Washington Street,
two blocks north of Shands
Lakeshore hospital.
The speaker will be Bishop
Russell Allen Wright of
Panama City. Wright is a
native of Lake City where he
attended the public schools in
Columbia County and gradu-
ated from Columbia High
School. Secretary and Martin
Luther King Program
Chairperson Glynnell Presley
said the program always has
compelling speakers and

COURTESY, PHOTO
Bishop Russell Allen Wright of
Panama City will be the guest
speaker at the NAACP's 22nd
annual Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. Observance Program, Jan.
14 at Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church.
Wright is known for his
dynamic speeches.

"He was chosen to speak
because for one, he's a
dynamic speaker, and two,
he's a Lake City native," he
said. "He always has a good
message that's energized."
The newly elected 2007-
2008 officers and executive
board members of the
Columbia County NAACP
Branch will be announced by
Florida State Conference
NAACP Area Director, Mrs.
Mary Ann Pearson of
Jacksonville. In total, there
are 18 executive board mem-
bers that will be taking on
their responsibilities.
This program was initiated
in 1985 at New Bethel Baptist.
Church where Florida
Secretary of State Jesse
McCrary was the keynote
speaker. Presley said the
basic format has remained
the same throughout the
years, and many people
always come because they
know they're going to hear a

good message.
"It has always been a trib-
ute to Dr. Martin Luther
King," he said. "The mes-
sages of the speakers are
always inspiring, and most of
the time people leave the
church facility inspired, and it
renews their spirit."
Presley said the NAACP
does this program to honor
Dr. King, and his lasting effect
on society.
"Martin Luther King came
to us to show that you can use
a non-violent method to not
only change life, but the
world," he said. "He used non-
violent passive resistance
towards injustices, and he
really showed us that that was
the way to mend broken
fences and to move on in life
instead of destroying it. We
want to thank Dr. King for
being the drum major for
peace, and the one who led
this nation to greater heights
through love and peace."

Whether you look at this occasion as an end
or a beginning, we hope that all the days to
come bring you lots of blessings.

Happy New Year & many thanks to all
our good friends, everywhere.

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OPINION

Saturday, December 30, 2006

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push

needed

By all accounts, especially the
opinion of the National
Weather Service, the
Christmas Day tornado that
ripped through Columbia
County was unusual by Florida
standards. It stayed on the ground
much longer than most Florida twisters
and it caused damage more in line with
a Midwestern storm than one in the
Sunshine State.
At first, it didn't seem that any
disaster declaration would be available
to help displaced families and with the
dozens of hours of cleanup work still
ongoing to remove limbs and other
debris.
Now, there may be help on the
horizon.
With officials from the state's
Division of Emergency Management
and the Federal Emergency
Management Agency taking a close
look, it doesn't seem logical for
Columbia County to be overlooked
when the checks are cut in Tallahassee
and Washington.
Getting the state players and the feds
to take a close look was a task in itself,
but now our local elected officials need
to be on the phone and standing in the
appropriate office doorways to make
sure these civil servants don't forget
Columbia County.,
Many public officials showed up
Christmas Day to console those hit
hardest. They offered assistance and
they did their job well on a holiday.
Now, these same public officials cannot
sit back and relax. We need a strong
final push to get-aid-for those hit the' ,,
hardest and %e need reimbursement
S""for the expense our public ageilcies
have experienced with the tornado
cleanup.
A continued organized effort can
help make this happen.

H I G H LIG H TS
IN HISTORY

Today is Saturday, Dec. 30, the 364th
day of 2006. There is one day left in the
year.
On Dec. 30, 1903, about 600 people
died when fire broke out at the recently
opened Iroquois Theater in Chicago.
In 1813, the British burned Buffalo,
N.Y., during the.War of 1812.
In 1853, the United States bought
some 45,000 square miles of land from
Mexico in a deal known as the Gadsden
Purchase.
In 1906, British movie director Sir
Carol Reed was born in London.

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ood friends are
hard to find.
Preachers
especially have
many
acquaintances but few good
friends. One that you can tell
all of life to, the good and the
bad, the victories and the
defeats. Charles Hodge is
such a friend like that. He was
ministering in Fort Worth
when it happened.
The verdict was made
known. Cancer in, the most
deadly stage the disease had
literally covered his body.
There was no answer to"it and
very little time left. He had
been transported to the local
hospital to await his final
departure. With little time left
there was time to think. He
had been unusually successful
in business. Money was nop
problem, so that idea was cast
away. His wife and-family
would be well cared for.' They
were all Christians and had
prayed for him daily even
before the sad news broke
about the cancer. All of his
immediate family had a .
comforting relationship with
Christ. Years ago he had
converted and was baptized
into Christ. Yet through sheer
neglect his conversion turned
into desertion.
It had been years since the
man had set foot inside a
church building to worship.
Hope was gone and now time
was about to run out. What
good now was his success in
business? What assurance did
all the things that he had
gained now bring?
After a few days of sitting
alone with his thought, he
called for the preacher to
come and visit. In his own
struggling way he told his
story of mistakes, bad choices
and simple neglect. He had
completely lost touch with
God.
An hour later he concluded
with these words, "Preacher, I
don't have anything left. Time
is gone and so is much of my
money. I can't even turn over
or get out of bed. My body

OTHER

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Jack Exum
Phone: (386) 755-9525
jhexum@netzero.net

has wasted away and left only
a shell of what I used to be.
I can't even say a kind word
to a friend in need. Then he
cried out, "ALL I GOT IS
NOTHING!" ,
Little did the man know that
this is the very kind of life that
the Lord can help and will
heal. Many of uis are too
strong to need his strength -
too great to need his power -
too satisfied with ourselves to
lose ourselves in the life of
Jesus. If the Holy Spirit went
out of business, many of us
would not know the
difference. It's when we're
broken and bowed that he can
bend and mend. When we are
sad and sorry, that He can lift
and enliven.
This man felt that he had
nothing left to offer the Lord.
That is the very time that the
Lord has everything to offer
him. The apostle Paul writes,
"For by grace are you saved,
though faith; and that not of
yourselves, it is the gift of
God, now of works lest any
man should boast. For we are
his workmanship, created in
Christ Jesus unto good works,
as he has for ordained that we
should walk in
them."(Ephesians 2:8-10)
We are not selected or
elected on the basis of our
color or caste or custom.
We are not saved on the
basis of our own merit. What
Christ did on the cross was
entirely separate and
independent of you or me. He
paid the price we could not
pay for a cost he did, not owe.
We have nothing to offer yet
everything to receive.
We have nothing to give but
everything to get. It is on the

foundation of faith that we
accept the terms of his
salvation. (Act2:2:26-47)
"Lord, all I got is nothing" is
the greatest cry the human
heart can make.
C.C. Luther was on death
row. He was condemned to
die. In his lonely hours he
wrote one of the greatest
hymns ever recorded. He
could well have said, "All I've
got is nothing." The year was
1877:
"Must I go an empty
handed, thus mydeart- -. -
redeemer meet?
Not one day of service give
him, lay no trophy at his feet.
0 the years in sinning
wasted, could I but recall
them now,
I would give them to my
savior, to his will I'd humbly
bow.
O ye saints arouse be
earnest, up and work while
yet is day,
E're the night of death o'er
take thee,
Strive for souls while yet
you may."
Years ago when I was doing
research for a book- on
juvenile crime and
punishment, I was invited to
take a private tour of the
Florida state prison. It wasn't
the. first time that I had gone
behind the bars for numerous
occasions I had taught in
various prisons. When we,
entered the death house, a
strange feeling came over me.
Just two nights prior to my
visit, a 52-year-old man was
executed for a murder he had
committed some 18 years
before.
The simple cry of those
isolated on death row could
well be, "All I GOT IS
NOTHING." The only joy I
had was not in the different
clothes we wore but the fact
that "I walked with the man
who had the keys." All of us
dwell in a prison of our own
mind. God helps us to walk
with the one who has the
keys.
Jack Exum is a motivational
speaker. He lives in Lake City.

Crossover Correction to
CMS training offered
Lake City Community
College will offer training in the
Crossover Correction to CMS
Law Enforcement tentatively
beginning Feb. 12.
There will be a scheduled
meeting at 6 p.m. on Jan. 22 in
the Lancaster Site Office CR
341 across from the Lancaster
Correctional Work Camp in
Trenton.
Those interested in attending
this training must attend this
meeting to receive all the
information concerning cost,
scheduling, etc.
For more information call
(352) 463-4353 between 9 a.m.
and 1 p.m. Monday-Friday, after
hours leave a message.

Habitat for Humanity
changes meeting location
Habitat for Humanity of Lake
City/Columbia County has
changed the location of its
monthly meetings of the board
of directors.
The meetings now take place
at 5 p.m. in the Columbia ,
County Public Library, 308 N.
Columbia, Ave., on the second
Monday of each month.

Tae Kwan Do
classes continue
The Lake City-Columbia'
County Parks and Recreation
Department continues to offer
classes in Tae Kwan Do
T ese classes meet on
Monday and Wednesday
nights from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and
are open to anyone .ages 8
and above. The cost is $40
per month..

JALA HARRIS/Lake City Reporter

Skate break
lan Beckman, 6, skates down the sidewalk of Marion Avenue Friday afternoon.The boy said he is on
winter break from Columbia Elementary School.

For more information, call
Heyward Christie at 758-5448.

Farmers' Market
open on Fridays
The Marion Street Farmers'
Market is held from 2.p.m. to
dusk on Fridays on the corner
of Marion and Hamilton streets.
Available are fresh fruits,
vegetable and various flowers,
crafts, yard art and more. -

Home education students
eligible for state testing

Home Education students
are eligible to take state
mandated assessment tests
with the Columbia County
School District at no charge.
If interested in participating in
this administration, call the
Home Education office at
758-4935 on or before
Jan. 26.

Singles meetings take
place every Friday
Live Oak singles meetings
take place from 7 to 10 p.m.
Friday at St. Luke's Church in
Live Oak, across from the
Coliseum.
For more information, call
Jim at 935-0422, Just at
362-4448 or Anna at 963-5774.

Sunday
Matching Funds Drive
runs through Sunday'
Again this year several local
families and businesses have
issued a challenge to the
community.
They will match donations
given to the Christian Service
Center during the time frame
now through Sunday.
Be a blessing to someone in
need. Mark your donations,
"Matching Funds Drive" and
send donations to:
The Christian Service Center

P.O. Box 2285
Lake City, FL 32056
Or drop them off at 441 NW
Washington St. (corner of Hilton
and Washington).

Coming Up
Newcomers friendship
luncheon set for Jan. 3
The Newcomers' Friendship
Luncheon wilibe at 11:30 a.m.
Jan. 3 at Ruby Tuesdays.
All members, friends and
guests are welcome.
For more information, call
754-4552.
Graduate candidates
list being developed
The Lake City Community
College public information office
is developing a list of LCCC
"family graduate candidates" for
publication in the 60th
Anniversary Catalog 2007-08
(similar to the 2006-07 catalogs).
Send any names of people you
know, including extended

families (i.e., grandmothers,
nieces, nephews,
husbands/wives, blended
families, etc.) that graduated at
any time from the college.
If you have phone numbers,
include them. Know that if your
submissions are not pictured in
this year's catalog, their names
will be saved for future issues.
Candidates are selected by a
college committee.
Call (386) 754-4247 or (386)
754-4248 (leave message); or
e-mail
yarbroughs @lakecitycc.edu.

Program registration
runs through Feb. 1
The Boys Club of Columbia
County is taking registrations for
the winter program which will run
through Feb. 1. All boys and girls
age 6-14 are eligible to attend.
Club hours are from
2 to 6 p.m.
Bus pickup from all schools
daily by Suwannee Valley Transit
for $75. Fees for the period are
$100.
For more information, call
752-4184.

Science fair
coming to LCCC
Lake City Community College
(LCCC) hosts the 2007
Columbia County Science and
Engineering Fair and Regional
Science and Engineering Fair.
The local Columbia County
Science and Engineering Fair
will be hosted by Lake City
Community College.
The annual fair will be held
Jan. 10 and 11 in the Howard
Gymnasium on LCCC campus.
The fair includes projects from
elementary, middle and high
schools in the county.
Judging of the projects will
take place from 9 a.m. to
3 p.m. on Jan. 10. Open house
for the community will be from
3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Jan. 10.
The awards ceremony will be
held from 6 to 7 p.m. on Jan. 11
for elementary and 7:30 to 8:30
p.m. for junior and senior
divisions in the Levy Performing
Arts Center on
campus. .
The Suwannee Valley
Regional Science and
Engineering Fair will also be held
on the Lake City Community.
College campus Feb.14 and 15.
Judging of the projects will

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take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
on Feb. 14. Open house for the
community will be from 3 p.m. to
6 p.m. on Jan. 14.
The awards ceremony will be
held at 10 a.m. Feb.15 in the
Levy Performing Arts Center on
campus.
The winners will be able to
participate in the State Science
and Engineering Fair in Fort
Myers, at Florida Gulf Coast
University on April 11. The 2007
Intel International Science and
Engineering Fair will be held in
Albuquerque, New Mexico, May
13-19.
For more information, call
Kelley at Columbia High School
755-8080, Allen at Union County
High School (386) 496-4811, or
Cheryl Boice at LCCC 754-4251.

Early Learning meeting
will take place Jan. 10
The Early Learning Coalition
of Florida's Gateway Inc. Board
meeting will be at 9 a.m. Jan.
10 in the Columbia County
School Board Office, S.O.S.
Building, Room 130, Lake City.
There will be an Executive/
Finance committee meeting at
3 p.m. on Wednesday at the
C o al i io n o ffic e .; -- ,.' .
If any persons) interested in
attending this meeting has a
disability requiring special
assistance contact, Heidi Moore
at 752-9770.

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OBITUARIES

Mr. Thomas J. Mulla
Mr. Thomas J. Mulla, 50, of Lake
City, Florida, passed away Sunday,
December 17, 2006, at his resi-
dence following an extended ill-
ness. A native of Buffalo, New
York, Mr. Mulla had been a resi-
dent of Lake City and Ocala,
Florida, for the pastfew years. He
was the son of the late Guy T. &
Angeline Calandra Mulla. Mr.
Mulla was a licensed heating &
cooling technician prior to his ill
health forcing his retirement. He
was a member of the Jehovah's
Witnesses. Mr. Mulla was preceded
in death by his sister, Patty
Cirrito.
Mr. Mulla is survived by his four
brothers, Pete Mulla, John Mulla,
Chuck Mulla, & Joe Mulla and his
four sisters, Anne Mulla Moxness,
Charlene Flomba, Janet Penna, and
Frani Mulla.
Cremation arrangements are under
the direction of the DEES FAMI-
LY FUNERAL HOME & CRE-
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Duval Street, Lake City. (386)961-
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Tigers to
compete
for fifth at
Choctaw
tourney
Fort White boys in
championship
game in Baker.
By CHRIS WHITE
cwhite@lakecityreporter. com
The Columbia High boys
varsity basketball team fell
63-58 to Rome, Ga., on
Thursday, but guaranteed a
spot in Saturday's fifth-place
game with a 61-38 win over
McGill-Toolin, Ala. on
Friday.
The Tigers will play the
winner of Friday's
Escambia/Choctawhatchee
game at 1:30 p.m. CST today,
with the winner taking fifth
place in the 16-team
Playground Area Shootout.
Columbia began the
tournament with a win over
Dickson County, Tenn.,
Thursday, but lost to Rome,
Ga., on Friday morning.
'"We just couldn't seem to
play well at all," Columbia
head coach Trey Hosford
said. "I thought we had it out
of our system after (nearly
losing to Baker), but we
didn't."
The Tigers trailed most of
regulation and tied the game
58-58 with two minutes
remaining before Rome
went on an eight-point run.
Columbia had trouble
making free throws, -which
would have separated the
Tigers in the close game.
"I told the guys, you can't
win without free throws, and
we went two-for-12 from the
line," Hosford said. "I tried
getting them to understand
that you've got to come
ready to play every night. I
told .them they just weren't
playing defense, they
weren't making shots, and
we talked about that for a
long time later that night."
Hosford's pep talk
seemed to work as the
Tigers blew out
McGill-Toolin the following
morning.
Columbia led 18-7 at the
end of the first quarter and
continued the onslaught
through the first half, taking
a 33-18 lead to halftime.
"At halftime, I said we
need to go in there and put
them away in the third
quarter," Hosford said.
"Then they went out and got
a 23-point lead at one point."
Columbia brought a 53-33
lead into the fourth quarter
and pulled off one of the
most successful victories of
the season, Hosford said.
"We outscored them in
every quarter and we made
them look a lot worse than
they are," he said. "I've seen
them, and they're definitely
a quality team, so we played
them well."
Part of rebounding with a
win was ensuring the Tigers
spread out the ,scoring.
Columbia's Jakeem Hill led
the Tigers against Rome
,with 21 points, but six
players had eight or more
against McGill-Toolin.
Cameron Reynolds led
Columbia with 13 points,
Hill scored 12, Byron
Shemwell scores 10, Kenny
Williams scored nine and
Tavaris Reynolds scored
eight.
The loss to Rome was
costly for the Tigers, who
despite having only two
losses on the season, were
set back to compete for fifth.
Still, Hosford said, the team
has accomplished many of
its goals at the tournament.

"We're 13-2 and that's still a
good record," he said. 'We're
playing for fifth place now, but
that doesn't change anything.
We want to finish 2006 with a
winning record."

Fort White boys basketball

The Fort White boys varsity
basketball team defeated
Hamilton 74-61 Friday en
route to a tournament
championship berth in Baker
County.
The Indians held a small
lead through most of the
game, but pulled away in the
fourth quarter.
"We turned the ball over
more than I thought we
should have, but we played
good overall," Fort White
head coach Isiah Phillips said.
'They played hard and they
got patient at the end of the

game that helped them in
the end."
The Indians will now play
Orange Park for the
tournament championship at
8 p.m. today.
The Indians scouted the
team Friday, and Phillips said
a win will not come easy.
'The guys -are excited, but
we watched Orange Park at
,the tournament, so they know
what they have to do to win,"
he said. '"They have a good,
positive attitude, but they are
not overconfident."

Fort White girls basketball

The Fort White girls varsity
basketball team finished in
third place at a tournament in
Branford on Friday by holding
Cedar Key to a mere three
second-half points in a 51-18
victory.

Fort White assistant coach
Sean Waugh said the team
was a bit rusty at the tourna-
ment, where they went 1-1,
but the final win may jump
start the rest of the season.
'"They were a little bit flat
from the break, but playing
really helped them," he said.
"I think they'll be ready to play
again this week now."
The Indians took a 20-15
lead into halftime and held
Cedar Key to three points,
even after changing the
defensive scheme.
'They picked up the
aggressiveness of the defense
in the second half, even,
though we changed them
back to zone because of the
score," Waugh said.
The Indians improved to 6-6
(2-4 District 5-3A) and play at
Union County on Thursday at
7 p.m.

BRIEFS
Auditors find
misconduct
NEW YORK -A
preliminary investigation of
longtime financial wrongdoing
in the administration of the
Orthodox Church in America
confirmed claims of
impropriety that outside
auditors said "centered on
and around one individual."
The Holy Synod of Bishops
and the Metropolitan Council,
which oversees church
administration, said that
financial controls had been
"circumvented" at least since
1998, and that auditors had
uncovered a "pattern of
personal use of church
money" for years.
The person believed
responsible for the
misconduct was not identified
in the Dec. 12 statement and
no figure was released on the
amount of money involved. A
spokesman for the
400,000-member church,
based in Syosset, N.Y., said
he could provide no further
details.
Church leaders
commissioned the audit
following claims by former
treasurer, Protodeacon Eric
Wheeler, that the church
chancellor, Robert S.
Kondratick, and Metropolitan
Theodosius, the now retired
head of the church, were
the chief perpetrators of
"financial corruption."
Episcopals may be
invited to meeting
LONDON -Archbishop of
Canterbury Rowan Williams
may invite representatives of
'the conservative wing of The
U.S. Episcopal Church to
meet with Anglican leaders
ahead of a key February
gathering on the future of
their embattled global
fellowship.
' In aDec. 18 letter to heads
of the 38 Anglican provinces,
Williams said deep divisions
in the American church war-
rant the move. The text of the
letter was posted on the blog
titusonenine, run by Canon
Kendall Harmon of the
Diocese of South Carolina,
and on the blog of the
Episcopal Diocese of
Washington.
The Episcopal Church is
the U.S. wing of the
77 million-member global
Anglican Communion, a
loose-knit group of churches
that trace their roots to the
Church of England.
Most overseas Anglicans
are conservatives who are
pressuring the American
denomination to adhere to
traditional Christian teaching
on sexuality and other issues.
But many Episcopalians
counter that conservatives
are demanding a conformity
of belief that was never
before required of Anglicans.
Associated Press

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Bowels Mayo
to be honored
Francis Bowels Mayo will
be honored at a
celebration at 11 a.m. on
Sunday at Jerusalem
Primitive Baptist to
celebrate 11.0 years of life.
Long Branch to
have special service
The Long Branch
Congregational Methodist
Church located on County
Road 135 in White Springs will
have a Watch Night service
starting at 8 p.m. Sunday. The
Sky Watchers from Lake City
will be the guest singers.
Everyone is invited. For more
information, or directions call
(386) 397-2673.
Day Spring to
have service
Day Spring Baptist will
have a Watch Night Service
beginning at 9 p.m. Sunday.
The church is located on
N.E. Congress Ave.
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How breathtaking! Mother Nature is dripping in dazzling
diamonds! The sun is magically transforming the treacherous,
gray landscape into a multifaceted display of fiery color...a
unique exhibit of ice sculpture in every direction. Yet, one must
look quickly, for within the hour the ice will melt from branches
and wires and fences, and the display will disappear. We must
carefully capture this special moment in time.
We live and work in a frantic society. Isn't this even more
reason to pause and behold the wonders of God's handiwork?
Do we not gain strength from His power and majesty? Indeed,
Psalm 96:6 reads, "Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary."
May we worship the Creator each day as we behold His
works and worship Him each week as we gather in our house of
worship. Each moment with God is a special moment in time.

04511188
Secretary/Technican for local
CPA firm. Good salary and
benefits for qualified person.
Must be proficient in Word, Word
Perfect, Excel & General office
skills. Quickbooks exp. a plus.,
Send'resume to
rpowel6(a'bellsouth.nel
or tax to 386-719-5504 .

04511328
FT Case Manager
CCSS, Inc. is seeking a detail
oriented, self directed person to
assess senior adults for services in
their homes. Graduation from an
accredited four year college or
university preferred. Appropriate
experience (community services,
social services, aging or health
related programs) may qualify
for part or all of tie educational
requirements. Travel within
Columbia County is required..
Starting pay is $9.00 an hour.
Criminal background and drug
Testing required.; Drug Free
Workplace. Please fax resumes
to (386)752-8256. EOE

100 Job
100 Opportunities
04511344
Office Assistant needed pt/ft for
growing company. Qualified
candidates will possess extensive
computer skills. Must have
excellent oral and written
communication skills This
position also requires the ability
to make initial and follow-up
phone call relating to sales. To
apply for this position please call
Michelle at 755-9000 or fax
resume to 888-867-2851

04511356
TUTOR
The Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch
is recruiting for Tutors for the
education program. Applicants
must hold a valid Florida
Teacher's Certificate. Tutoring
will focus on core subject areas
for middle and high school
students. Salary $35 per hour
with flexible schedule.
Interested persons should contact
Susan Moffat at 386/842-5555.
EOE/Drug Free Work Place

05513960
Office Assistant needed pt/ft for
growing company. Qualified
candidates will possess extensive
computer skills. Must have
e\celleni oral and written
communication skills This
position also requires, the ability
to make initial and follow-up
phone call relating to.sales. To
apply for this position please call
Michelle at 755-9000 or fax
resume to 888-867-2851

Billing Manager
Are you looking for a
Mon.-Fri. Position with excellent
salary and benefits. We are looking
for a motivated energetic individual
with two years experience of
medical billing. Fax resume
to 386-755-2169

NOW HIRING
Direct Care Staff. ICF/DD
Taking applications for all shifts.
Must have FL. Driver's License
High School diploma or GED.
Call 386-755-6104 EEO/M/F/D/V

OFFICE MANAGER Position
available in a fast paced setting.
Competitive salary, with bonus
opportunities. Billing & collections
experience a must. Fax resume to
877-433-3179 or e-mail to
lwelch(ausph.com

120 Medical
120 Employment
REGISTERED NURSE
The Health Center of Lake City at
560 SW McFarlane Avenue,
Lake City has an opening for RN,
Part Time 3:00 PM 11:00 PM.
Excellent salary and benefit
package. Apply in person or
send resume to the Attention
of Director of Nurses.
For information call 386-758-4777

You can call us at 755-5440, Monday through Friday
from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Some people prefer to place their classified ads in per-
son, and some ad categories will require prepayment.
Our office is located at 180 East Duval Street.
You can also fax or email your ad copy to the Reporter.

Ad Errors- Please read your ad on the first day of
publication. We accept responsibility for only the first
incorrect insertion, and only the charge for the ad
space in error. Please call 755-5440 immediately for
prompt correction and billing adjustments.
Cancellations- Normal advertising deadlines apply for
cancellation.
Billing Inquiries- Call 755-5440. Should further informa-
tion be required regarding payments or credit limits, your
call will be transferred to the accounting department.

Advertising copy is subject to approval by the Publisher
who reserves the right to edit, reject, or classify all adver-
tisements under appropriate headings. Copy should be
checked for errors by the advertiser on the first day
of publication. Credit for published errors will be allowed
for the first insertion for that portion of the advertisement
which was incorrect. Further, the Publisher shall not be
liable for any omission of advertisements ordered to be
published, nor for any general, special or consequential
damages. Advertising language must comply with
Federal, State or local laws regarding the prohibition of
discrimination in employment, housing and public accom-
modations. Standard abbreviations are acceptable; how-
ever, the first word of each ad may not be abbreviated.

810 Home for Sale
$95/MO! 4BR Hud!
4% down 30 years at 8%APR.
For listings
800-366-9783 ext H411
04511342
Are you a first time homebuyer?
Is your credit less than perfect?
We have brand new site built
homes and will owner finance.
Models available immediately.
Call Compass Builders
at 386-755-2082 to help pave the
way to your new home.
3BR/2BA AZALEA Park Home.
Indoor laundry, new carpets/appl.,
large fenced lot, 2 storage sheds.
$115,900. Call 904-463-1961
CUSTOM MODULAR Homes
on your lot from 65 sq ft.
Call for Color Brochure
386-758-9133 or 1-866-755-9133

BRING THE PICTURE IN OR WE WILL TAKE IT FOR YOU!
Advertise your car, truck, motorcycle, recreation vehicle or boat here for
10 consecutive days. If your vehicle does not sell within those 10 days, for
an additional $10 you can place your ad for an additional 10 days. A picture
will run everyday with a description of your vehicle. The price of the vehicle
must be listed in the ad. Your ad must be prepaid with cash, check or credit
card. Just include a snapshot or bring your vehicle by the we will take the
picture for you. Private party only!

Vehicles Sold To The Public for $89 Down...
CHOOSE FROM HUNDREDS OF CARS, TRUCKS AND SUVS!
Now you can buy the "Cream of the Crop" Pre-Owned,
off-lease for new or below book value!
$10,000 to $14,000 cars for as little as $7,000 to $11,000.
$20,000 vehicles will be dropped to $14,000 to $16,000.
SUVs & $35,000 Trucks will go for $27,000 to $28,000